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Scary moment as bobsled narrowly misses worker on track

Thibault Demarthon of Monaco reacts after the second run of the 4-man bobsleigh competition on day 2 of the 2019 IBSF World Cup Bobsled & Skeleton at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run on February 16, 2019 in Lake Placid, New York.

A bobsled track worker was just seconds away from being run down when he jumped over the barrier to avoid being hit by a bobsled. It happened Saturday at the World Cup bobsled event in Lake Placid, New York.CBC reports the man entered the track after Monaco’s four-man sled slipped onto its side as it made a turn. The sled was able to get back upright and continued down the track. As it made another turn, the sledders and the track worker came face-to-face, with the worker jumping out of the way at the last second. Following that scary moment, the race continued, thankfully with no other close calls.

A bobsled track worker was just seconds away from being run down when he jumped over the barrier to avoid being hit by a bobsled.

It happened Saturday at the World Cup bobsled event in Lake Placid, New York.

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CBC reports the man entered the track after Monaco’s four-man sled slipped onto its side as it made a turn. The sled was able to get back upright and continued down the track.

As it made another turn, the sledders and the track worker came face-to-face, with the worker jumping out of the way at the last second.

Following that scary moment, the race continued, thankfully with no other close calls.